For those in need of some tunes to get their Margarita Wars pregame on, here's a little something.
CL asked the 22 Tampa Bay bartenders participating in Friday night's annual tequila-soaked cocktail competition what song they'd use to describe their style behind the bar — kinda like what we did with last month's Meet the Chefs — and their responses made for a fun Spotify playlist. (There are only 16 tunes, but still.)
I'm not saying their selections, which you can peep below, should determine whose margarita you vote for, but I see you, Emily.
"Good For You" by Selena Gomez | Acropolis Greek Taverna's Andrea Simonelli
"Love On The Rocks" by Neil Diamond | Sea Salt's Paulie Favara
"Shakin'" by Eddie Money | Besito Mexican's Julia Sowa
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)" by Lou Bega| District Tavern's Ryan Fitzgerald | District Tavern
"One Dance" by Drake | The Avenue Eat + Drink's Madison Colmorgen
"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins | The Bungalow's Tony Wilt
"Kokomo" by The Beach Boys | The Ox's David Carney
"Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley | Flanagan's Irish Pub's Jade Siebert
"Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol | First Chance Last Chance's Jackie King
"Lean On" by Major Lazer | Iberian Rooster's Whitney Smith
"Fly Like An Eagle" by Steve Miller Band | Beach Bar & Restaurant Jenny Nieto
"How Bizarre" by OMC | Park & Rec's Terrance Walz
"Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera | Cassis American Brasserie's Rachel Rinehart
"The Road Goes On Forever" by Robert Earl Keen | Suegra Tequila Cantina's Richard Thomsen
"Pour It Up" by Rihanna | World of Beer's Emily Barth
"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by George Thorogood | Bob Heilman's Beachcomber's Matthew Moscato
This article appears in Jul 27 – Aug 3, 2017.